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In 1953 Gamblers nabbed for poker By Sherry Matthews It was about this time 30 years ago on June 18 that Three for Bedroom C and The Stooge were playing at the Raeford Theatre. Eleven gamblers, arrested at the old Wonderland Theatre building, were sentenced in recorder's court. Here is a description of the trial and other events as recorded in The News-Journal : Sheriff D. H. Hodgin and other officers went to the old Wonderland Theatre building in a northern section of Raeford Mon day afternoon and broke up two card games and arrested 15 men on charges of gambling. George Hollingsworth, who had the place rented, was found not guilty of gambling, but guilty of operating a place where gambling was allowed, a more serious charge. Judgement on this matter was deferred to a later time. The 1 1 men pleading guilty to the gambling charge were sentenc ed to 30 days on the roads. Sentences were suspended on pay ment of $10 and cost. In the same issue of The News Journal, it was reported that a 32-year-old woman was killed in stantly after she fell from a truck loaded with "cotton choppers." Ida Mae Davis, 32 year old woman of Red Springs, was in stantly killed at about 6:30 last Fri day afternoon when she fell from a truck loaded with cotton choppers. The truck was owned and About This Time operated by Joe McCormick, and there were about 10 cotton chop pers on it at the time. Witnesses said it was traveling at about 35 miles an hour. It appeared from evidence at the coroner's inquest that there had been a fight in the cotton patch on Thursday and at that time Ida Mae Davis, the deceased, had hit a woman, Cary Lee McLauchlin with a stick. There was no evidence at the in quest that the two had had any trouble on the truck before the movements leading directly to the fatal accident. In a signed statement to the cor oner McLauchlin said "I went at her with my knife, and she jumped off the truck." On July 23, 1953, The News Journal reported a tragic accident that left five county youths dead. The Headline read: "County Shocked By Death of Seven-Five Blue Springs Youths Killed in Wreck Friday p.m." "The worst tragedy of any sort ever to hit this county in the memory of living residents struck suddenly at about 11:45 Friday night when a car carrying five Blue Springs lads collided with a truck carrying two Smithfield men and caused the death of all seven. The wreck took place on the Laurinburg road three and one half miles south of Raeford about 30 steps from the home of Mr. and Mrs. R.D. Easterling, and their son Robert, 15, was one of those who lost his life. The boy's father was among the first to reach the scene of the crash, and his mother, who worked at Para Thread Co. until midnight, arrived soon after. Those who died were Robert Neill Currie, 16, James William Blue, 17, and his brother John A. Blue, 14, Billy Joe Clark, 14, and Robert Easterling, 15. Patrolmen W.T. Herbin, who investigated the accident, inter viewed other drivers on the road at the time. He said one told him that the car carrying the youths had passed him at a high rate of speed a few moments before it crashed into the truck. Reports are that William Blue, oldest in the group and the only one having a driver's license, was drjving the car. He was reported to have been driving it when the boys left an ice cream party at Bethel Church. At this time they had taken Clyde Leach, other lad of the same community, to his home. The others are said to have attend ed a movie in Raeford and were on their way home when the accident took place. Officers concluded that the car had veered off the pavement on the right side, and then swerved across the road out of control, apparently turning over directly in front of the truck. 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Finally, his doctor insisted that he quit traveling all over the coun try to lead conferences, So, he spent the la.?: years of his life writing eight hours a day, adding to his already impressive collection of writings. 1 tell you all of this to help you understand why a friend of mine became so incensed on one occa sion when he took Dr. Dobbins to check in at a local motel. Without even speaking to the elderlv man. Things That Matter the clerk at the desk shoved the registration card toward his younger companion and said, "Would you like to sign this for him?" Bristling at the clerk's rudeness toward his guest, my friend said, "Listen, fellow, this man has written more books than you will ever read. He certainly is capable of signing his name." Admittedly, the clerk's put down was probably unintentional. But that merely adds weight to what I want to say here; that we live in a society which is permeated with stupid thinking about old age. We have such a universal cultural bias against the aging that the clerk didn't even stop to question his assumption that an elderly man would not be able to fill out a registration card. Among our favorite myths about the aging is the assumption that old age brings a marked decline in intellectual powers. Con temporary psychological research has demonstrated again and again, that this simply is not true. The trite saying, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks," isn't even true of dogs, much less human beings. Those who think old age in evitably brings on mental decline should remind themselves that George Bernard Shaw was still an active playwright at 93, that Albert Schweitzer was still running his hospital in Africa at 89, and that Winston Churchill wrote his great work A History of the English Speaking Peoples at 82. Then, of course, there is also George Burns. Another popular myth is that every old person becomes senile if he lives long enough. The truth is, senility is a disease, not a result of aging. And it touches only 5 to 10% of Americans over 65. The vast majority live out their years unaffected by senility. Then, there is that widely ac cepted myth that sexuality powers come to an end when people reach old age. Experts on the physiology of ag ing agree that normal sexual ex pression in older adulthood is rare ly the result of any physical limita tions. One researcher, interviewing older men and women with respect to this aspect of aging, asked a 90-year-old woman at what age she thought sexual activity ceased. Slightly embarrassed, she told the researcher that he would have to ask that question of someone older than her. Bankruptcy is no joke All of us have talked about bankruptcy at one time or another . We frequently joke about being .forced into bankruptcy because ot inflation and our natural desire to acquire more material things, even when we don't ha\e enough money to pay for them. 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Bankruptcy law provides in most cases for a bankruptcy trustee to protect the property of the debtor until it is sold and the proceeds can be distributed in a fair manner to all of the creditor^. Editor's note: This article i\ written us u mutter ol general in terest <>nl\ . h is not to be ion st rued us letittl advice, und i mi should rely on the statements made in the utricle to uovern your </< tions in any specific case. Letters Policy Loiters lo the editor are encouraged and welcomed. Writers should keep letters as short as possible. Names, addresses and telephone numbers should be included and all letters must be signed Names will be printed, however, other information will be kept confidential. We reserve the right to edii letters for good taste and brevity, letters should be received b\ The News-Journal by noon on the Monday of the publication week. Our health insurance may help you feel better. Call: M. 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